Description: She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her fur is cinnamon and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 cp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She prefers to wear flannel. Her silver hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Avelina was born with her father's beautiful face. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and she perpetually has her whip ready. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Smokesticks.